GE Spacemaker Microwave Oven JVM1540 - Manual (Page 18)

Operating Instructions
Defrosting Guide
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Food Time Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)
1 min.
Sweet rolls approx. 12 oz (340 g) 3 to 5 min.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen 1 lb. (454 g)
6 to 8 min.
Shellfish, small pieces 1 lb. (454 g) 5 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over and
break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch – 1 to 2
3 to 6 min.
10-oz (283 g) package
Meat
Bacon 1 lb. (454 g)
2 to 5 min. Place unopened package in oven.
Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks 1 lb. (454 g) 2 to 5 min. Place unopened package in oven.
Microwave just until franks can be
separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if
necessary, to complete defrosting.
Ground meat 1 lb. (454 g) 5 to 7 min. Turn meat over after half the time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork 12 to 16 min. Use power level 1.
per lb./454 g
Steaks, chops and cutlets 5 to 7 min. Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish.
per lb./454 g Turn over after half the time and shield
warm areas with foil. When finished,
separate pieces and let stand to complete
defrosting.
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer
15 to 19 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap
cut up 2½ to 3 lbs. (1.1 to 1.4 kg) and turn over after half the time. When
finished, separate pieces and microwave
2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary.
Let stand to finish defrosting.
Chicken, whole 17 to 21 min. Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half
2½ to 3 lbs. (1.1 to 1.4 kg) the time, unwrap and turn chicken over.
Shield warm areas with foil. Finish
defrosting. If necessary, run cold water in
the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Cornish hen 7 to 13 min. Place unwrapped hen in the oven
per lb./454 g breast-side up. Turn over after half the
time. Run cool water in the cavity until
giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast 5 to 9 min. Place unwrapped breast in dish breast-side
4 to 6 lbs. (1.8 to 2.7 kg) per lb./454 g down. After half the time, turn over and
shield warm areas with foil.
Finish defrosting. Let stand 1 to 2 hours
in refrigerator to complete defrosting.
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